Obama Behind the Scenes
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President Barack Obama, along with First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha, watch the inaugural parade from the reviewing stand on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington on Jan. 21, 2013.
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President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks to reporters in the White House briefing room following a meeting with congressional leaders regarding automatic spending cuts.
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Vice President Joe Biden reaches to shake hands with President Barack Obama after the president signed the Violence Against Women Act in Washington on March 7, 2013.
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks on immigration reform at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, Nev., on Jan. 29, 2013.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama ride in the inaugural parade in Washington on Jan. 21, 2013.
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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts administers the oath of office to President Barack Obama during the inaugural swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 21, 2013.
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama embrace following the official swearing-in ceremony in the Blue Room of the White House on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2013.
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President Barack Obama helps stain shelves during a National Day of Service school improvement project at Burrville Elementary School in Washington on Jan. 19, 2013.
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President Barack Obama signs letters from children backstage after signing executive orders and unveiling new gun control proposals as part of the administration’s response to the Newtown, Conn., shootings, and other tragedies on Jan. 16, 2013.
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President Barack Obama and President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan wait in the Green Room of the White House prior to participating in a joint press conference on Jan. 11, 2013.
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President Barack Obama and Ambassador Capricia Marshall, Chief of Protocol, wave to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan as he departs from the North Portico of the White House on Jan. 11, 2013.
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President Barack Obama swims in the ocean while on vacation in Hawaii.
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President Barack Obama pauses during a meeting to observe a moment of silence in the Oval Office in remembrance of the 20 children and six adults killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn.
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President Barack Obama prepares to place a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery.
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President Barack Obama signs the Wall of Freedom after an event at Mentor High School in Mentor, Ohio.
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The President is caught in "Spiderman's" web as he greets Nicholas Tamarin, 3, just outside the Oval Office. Tamarin had been trick-or-treating for an early Halloween with his father White House aide Nate Tamarin in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.
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President Barack Obama leads a briefing on the ongoing response to Hurricane Sandy at FEMA headquarters in Washington.
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President Barack Obama shares his pie with a young boy during a stop for lunch at Kozy Corners restaurant in Oak Harbor, Ohio.
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President Barack Obama talks with actors including Don Cheadle, Tobey Maguire, and George Clooney after a game of basketball in Los Angeles.
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Sgt. Chase Haag, who was injured by an IED in Afghanistan, reaches out to shake President Barack Obama's hand after he was awarded a Purple Heart.
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The president works on his tie before the Alfred E. Smith dinner in New York.
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden react after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dropped all of her briefing papers onto the Oval Office rug.
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President Barack Obama hugs Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona as he walks onto the floor of the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol to deliver his annual State of the Union address.
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President Barack Obama watches former President Bill Clinton deliver the nomination speech before stepping out and surprising the crowd with an onstage appearance together after the speech.
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During the winter the sun is low on the horizon and splashes through the back window in the Oval Office in the early morning and late afternoon. In this photo, President Barack Obama talks on the phone with British Prime Minister David Cameron.
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President Barack Obama reads briefing material while meeting with advisors inside his cabin at Camp David.
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President Barack Obama samples fudge at a shop in Mansfield, Ohio.
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President Obama and Alyssa Mastromonaco, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, listen during a conversation with other staff members aboard Air Force One.
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President Barack Obama meets privately with Damien and Glenda Moore at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center tent in Staten Island, N.Y. The Moore’s two children died after being swept away during Superstorm Sandy.
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President Barack Obama talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel during a phone call from his hotel suite in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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President Barack Obama jokingly mimics gymnast McKayla Maroney's "not impressed" glare while greeting members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic gymnastics teams in the Oval Office.
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President Obama reacts to a photograph during an interview with David Letterman during a taping of the "Late Show with David Letterman" in New York.
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President Obama greets an attendee after signing his invitation during the Sept. 11 Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va.
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Neighbors sing "Happy Birthday" to President Obama during a walk in the Hyde Park section of Chicago.
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Paralympic swimmer Michael Prout watches as President Barack Obama signs a board for athletes during a visit to the U.S. Olympic Training Facility in Colorado.
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President Barack Obama laughs with his wife Michelle and daughter Malia as the U.S. Senior Men's National Team and Brazil play during a pre-Olympic exhibition basketball game in Washington, D.C.
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Barack Obama hugs Stephanie Davies, who helped keep her friend Allie Young alive after she was shot during the movie theater shootings in Aurora, Colo.
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A boy leans over to kiss Barack Obama during the Congressional picnic on the South Lawn of the White House.
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Barack Obama and first lady Michelle wave goodbye to President Shimon Peres of Israel on the North Portico of the White House following the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony and dinner in his honor.
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President Barack Obama greets people in the audience after delivering the keynote address at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies 18th Annual Gala Dinner in Washington, D.C.
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Luz Graham-Urquilla, 4, watches Barack Obama as he signs her drawing at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.
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Barack Obama has lunch with members of the Congressional Leadership in the Oval Office Private Dining Room. The President served hoagies from Taylor Gourmet, which he purchased after a small business roundtable earlier in the day.
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Barack Obama dances with first lady Michelle in the Blue Room of the White House prior to an "In Performance at the White House" series concert honoring songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
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Barack Obama congratulates cadets as they receive their diplomas during the commencement ceremony at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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Barack Obama jokes with Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett backstage before delivering remarks on the economy at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering at the State University of New York in Albany.
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Barack Obama throws a football on the field at Soldier Field following the NATO working dinner in Chicago, Ill.
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Barack Obama talks with Jimmy Fallon during a taping of "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" at Memorial Hall on the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill campus in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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Barack Obama and Jimmy Fallon are briefed on the "Slow Jam the News" segment backstage before taping “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” at the University of North Carolina.
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Barack Obama sits on the famed Rosa Parks bus at the Henry Ford Museum following an event in Dearborn, Mich.
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Barack Obama does push-ups on the White House Basketball Court after a member of the Harlem Globetrotters made a shot. The President participated in "Shoot for Strength", a game where children did push-ups for every basketball shot made by the pros, during the 2012 White House Easter Egg Roll festivities.
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Barack Obama jokes with Vice President Joe Biden backstage before the STOCK Act signing event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building South Court Auditorium.
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Barack Obama enters the South Portico of the White House.
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President Barack Obama visits the Dubliner, an Irish pub in Washington, D.C., with his Irish cousin, Henry Healy, center, and Ollie Hayes, a pub owner in Moneygall, Ireland, right, on St. Patrick's Day.
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Barack Obama talks with Sen. Patrick Leahy and Marcelle Leahy aboard Air Force One en route to Burlington, Vt.
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Obama laughs with British Prime Minister David Cameron as they sit in the stands at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio, attending the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
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Obama and Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick listen as students from Orchard Gardens K-8 School in Roxbury, Mass., perform Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House.
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Obama joins in singing "Sweet Home Chicago" during the "In Performance at the White House: Red, White and Blues" concert in the East Room of the White House. Participants include, from left: Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Jeff Beck, Derek Trucks, B.B. King, and Gary Clark, Jr.
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Obama greets students from Medina Elementary School in Medina, Wash.
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Obama exits a 787 Dreamliner to greet workers and deliver remarks at the Boeing-Everett Production Facility in Everett, Wash.
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Obama sits in the cockpit of a 767 during his tour of the Boeing Plant production facility in Everett, Wash.
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Obama reacts as 14-year-old Joey Hudy of Phoenix, Ariz., launches a marshmallow from Hudy's "Extreme Marshmallow Cannon" during a tour of the White House Science Fair in the State Dining Room of the White House.
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Obama participates in an interview with YouTube and Google+ to discuss his State of the Union address in the Roosevelt Room of the White House,. The interview was held through a Google+ Hangout, making it the first completely virtual interview from the White House.
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Obama and first lady Michelle greet Tuskeegee Airmen in the East Garden Room of the White House prior to a screening of the film, “Red Tails” in the Family Theater.
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Obama looks out the windows of Air Force One with Nicky and Zachary DeParle, sons of Nancy-Ann DeParle, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, during a flight to Hawaii.
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Obama talks to Secret Service Uniformed Division officers as he walks through the magnetometer in the Northwest Gatehouse at the White House, following his visit to Blair House. The President told a reporter as he exited the gatehouse, "I just wanted to see what it was like getting in here."
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Obama arrives aboard Marine One at Osawatomie-Paola Municipal Airport in Osawatomie, Kan.
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The President and Bo, the Obama family dog, ride in the presidential motorcade en route to PetSmart in Alexandria, Va. The President bought Bo some Christmas gifts at the pet store then walked nearby to Best Buy to purchase gifts for his daughters.
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Cooper Wall Wagner, 8 months, reaches out to touch Barack Obama as he poses for a photo with Cooper's parents as Obama greets military personnel at Marine Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay on Christmas Day.
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Barack Obama shops for Christmas gifts with his dog Bo at Petsmart in Alexandria, Va.
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The first family attends the Christmas in Washington taping at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
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Obama is handed a piece of paper to autograph following remarks on the end of America’s war in Iraq, at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C.
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Obama greets Navy player Alexander Teich prior to performing the coin toss before the Army vs. Navy annual football game at Fedex Field in Landover, Md.
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Obama and his family wait backstage before the lighting of the National Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C.
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Obama and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard greet members of the Royal Australian Air Force after delivering remarks on the U.S. and Australian Alliance, in Darwin, Australia.
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Janet Kavandi, Director of Flight Crew Operations at Johnson Space Center, presents Obama with a jacket during a drop by with the crew of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in the Oval Office. The jacket features patches from several past space shuttle missions.
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President Barack Obama laughs with daughters Malia and Sasha while watching performers during the annual lighting of the National Christmas tree in Washington, D.C.
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Obama buys books at Kramerbooks with his daughters Sasha and Malia in Washington, D.C.
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Obama and first lady Michelle watch the Oregon State vs. Towson basketball game in Towson, MD.
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President Barack Obama makes Thanksgiving Day phone calls to U.S. troops from the Oval Office.
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Obama laughs with daughters Sasha and Malia after pardoning 'Liberty', a 19-week old, 45-pound turkey at the North Portico of the White House.
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Obama meets with Chris and Kathy Corkery and their sons Andrew and Nicholas at Julien's Corner Kitchen restaurant in Manchester, N.H.
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Obama has his picture taken with a member of the U.S. Navy on the flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson.
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Obama visits a classroom at Yeadon Regional Head Start Center in Yeadon, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011.
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Obama, along with Press Secretary Jay Carney, left, and Trip Director Marvin Nicholson, right, play basketball between events at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo., Oct. 25, 2011.
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Obama and Jay Leno joke backstage before taping "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in Burbank, Calif., Oct. 25, 2011.
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Obama stops to buy pumpkins at Wood's Orchard in Hampton, Va, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011.
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Obama visits Mast General Store in Boone, N.C., during a stop on the American Jobs Act bus tour, Oct. 17, 2011.
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President Barack Obama walks up the steps of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Md., Monday, Oct. 17, 2011.
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Obama and President Lee Myung-bak of the Republic of Korea participate in the State Arrival Ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Oct. 13, 2011.
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Obama visits a wounded warrior for a Purple Heart presentation at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Oct. 10, 2011.
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Obama holds a child after delivering remarks on the American Jobs Act beneath the Clay Wade Bailey Bridge in Cincinnati, Ohio, Sept. 22, 2011.
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Obama and first lady Michelle along with former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush pause at the North Memorial Pool of the National September 11 Memorial in New York City on Sept. 11, 2011.
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Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are briefed by Rob Nabors, Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, during a meeting in Chief of Staff Bill Daley's office in the White House to discuss ongoing efforts to find a balanced approach to the debt limit and deficit reduction.
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Obama and Biden walk around the South Lawn of the White House.
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Obama greets supporters in Monegall, Ireland.
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Obama and personal aide Reggie Love fill in to coach Sasha Obama's basketball game when two coaches weren't able to make it to the game.
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